Word: strongest
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...probability that Ike will not be a candidate, the Republicans were able to turn their attentions to another question: Who will run? Last week the Wall Street Journal queried the 21 Republican governors and all the G.O.P. state chairmen about who they thought would be their party's strongest candidate. The poll turned up some fascinating answers...
...partnership of Turkey and Greece within the NATO alliance. But by last week, that partnership was itself in danger of disintegration. Far from acting like NATO allies, the Greeks and Turks were bitterly at odds over Cyprus. Turkey, whose 440,000-man army is the West's strongest bulwark in the area, was so badly in debt that last summer private oil companies cut off its supplies until the government pays in cash. Cyprus itself, linchpin of the NATO area defense, was seething with pent-up troubles which the Greek radio, speaking for a shaky government, urged...
LEVERETT: Like Kirkland, Leverett is expected to enter good teams in all three leagues this fall. Strongest in the backfield, the football team will be led by fullback and captain Stu Dunsker and halfback Charley Biltz. Juniors Gib Gerry and Ronny Siegle, both in their second year on the team, will bolster the line...
Believed to be the strongest team the Soviet Union has ever produced, the Russians will play the Crimson the evening of December 3, in the I.A.B. The contest will probably be listed on the varsity schedule as an exhibition...
Rocky swung himself arm-weary trying to tag the elusive stylist, took some jolting punches himself before he cornered his man and battered him senseless. Said Archie when he got his wits back: "I haven't an excuse in the world. Marciano is far and away the strongest man I've encountered. You can avoid him some of the time, but not all of the time." ¶ A few weeks earlier than usual, big-league baseball began its autumn managerial shuffle. After eight years, Lippy Leo Durocher and the New York Giants parted company. Everyone was still friends...